PERSONAL INJURY
Helpful Information
Traffic accidents can happen even to the best of drivers. Legal problems can be avoided or minimized with a few basic steps:
What you need to know when you are in an auto accident
- Address
- Phone numbers (home, work, cell)
- Insurance company
- Insurance policy number
- Automobile and Truck Accidents
- Insurance Claims
- Wrongful Death
Helpful Information
Traffic accidents can happen even to the best of drivers. Legal problems can be avoided or minimized with a few basic steps:
- Call law enforcement (dial 911).
- Assist, but do not move, an injured person.
- Get names, addresses and telephone numbers of witnesses and all drivers.
- Make notes, take photos.
- Consult an attorney and notify your insurance carrier.
What you need to know when you are in an auto accident
- Help everyone to a safe place.
- Don't move your car unless instructed by someone in authority.
- Assist the injured.
- CALL 911. Request police, medical and fire assistance as necessary.
- Do not discuss the accident with anyone but police.
- Turn on hazard lights and put out markers and flares as appropriate.
- Exchange information with all drivers involved in the accident:
- Address
- Phone numbers (home, work, cell)
- Insurance company
- Insurance policy number
- Get names, addresses and phone numbers of all witnesses.
- Get photographs of vehicles and other objects involved. Include skid marks, if any, and full views of scene.
- Write down everything the others involved in the accident say about it and everything you can remember as soon as you can.